Moscow, June 21: Terming Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's China visit as "important", Russia has said that the activisation of New Delhi-Beijing dialogue would give a new fillip to ongoing India-Russia-China interaction on global issues of common concern. "This is an important visit, it reflects the tendencies which we today can see, namely - expansion of dialogue and contacts between the states of the region," Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov was quoted as saying by his ministry's information service. "Russia always attaches significant importance to its dialogue with china, it is our strategic partner. For us India is also a most important strategic partner in the region and the world as a whole, that's why the dialogue between Moscow, Beijing and New Delhi will continue and we welcome activisation of dialogue between New Delhi and Beijing," Ivanov said.

On "principled issues" like, respect for the UN Charter and International Law, building a multipolar, secure and just world order the three countries have a common stand and approaches, he observed.
Ivanov said that given this commonality and proximity of stands, the interaction within the India, Russia, China triangle would no doubt continue in one form or the other.

"I think, this is very important for the international stability on the whole," he added.
Bureau Report